SATIRE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SATIRE?

Need another word that means the same as “satire”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “satire” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Satire” are: caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature, parody, burlesque, lampoon, skit, squib, travesty

Satire as a Noun

Definitions of "Satire" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “satire” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.
• A play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire.
• (in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.
• Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
• Witty language used to convey insults or scorn–Jonathan Swif.
• The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Synonyms of "Satire" as a noun (14 Words)

burlesque	A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way. Burlesque clubs.
caricature	A ludicrous or grotesque version of someone or something. He looked a caricature of his normal self.
caustic remark	Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue.
derision	Contemptuous laughter. My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.
irony	Witty language used to convey insults or scorn–Jonathan Swif. Don t go overboard with the gratitude he rejoined with heavy irony.
lampoon	A speech or text lampooning someone or something. The magazine fired at God Royalty and politicians using cartoons and lampoons.
mockery	Humorous or satirical mimicry. In her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was mockery.
parody	A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way. His provocative use of parody.
ridicule	The act of deriding or treating with contempt. He is held up as an object of ridicule.
sarcasm	The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. She didn t like the note of sarcasm in his voice.
scorn	Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. I do not wish to become the object of scorn.
skit	A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. A skit on daytime magazine programmes.
squib	A short news item or filler in a newspaper.
travesty	A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice.

Usage Examples of "Satire" as a noun

• The crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time.
• A stinging satire on American politics.
• A number of articles on Elizabethan satire.

Associations of "Satire" (30 Words)

antinomy	A contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable. There are not many short novels capable of accommodating bewildering antinomies.
burlesque	Relating to or characteristic of a burlesque. A novel which is a burlesque of the literary life.
caricature	Make or give a caricature of. He looked a caricature of his normal self.
charade	A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades. Talk of unity was nothing more than a charade.
comedy	The style or genre represented by comedy films plays and broadcast programmes. A cabaret with music dancing and comedy.
condemn	Express complete disapproval of; censure. His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence.
critique	An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play. Please critique this performance.
cynicism	A school of ancient Greek philosophers, the Cynics. Public cynicism about politics.
deprecate	Express strong disapproval of; deplore. What I deprecate is persistent indulgence.
derision	The act of deriding or treating with contempt. My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.
hoot	With reference to a car horn siren etc make or cause to make a hoot. The toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums drink arak play dice and dance.
hypercritical	Inclined to judge too severely. He was a sarcastic hypercritical man.
irony	A literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. The irony is that I thought he could help me.
irreverence	A disrespectful act. An attitude of irreverence towards politicians.
jeer	Shout rude and mocking remarks at (someone. The crowd jeered at the speaker.
lampoon	A speech or text lampooning someone or something. The actor was lampooned by the press.
mock	The act of mocking or ridiculing. Mock GCSEs.
mockery	Ludicrously futile action. After a mockery of a trial in London he was executed.
paradox	A person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities. The liar paradox.
parody	Make a parody of. The film is a parody of the horror genre.
ridicule	Subject to laughter or ridicule. His theory was ridiculed and dismissed.
sarcasm	Witty language used to convey insults or scorn–Jonathan Swif. He used sarcasm to upset his opponent.
sarcastic	Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds. Making sarcastic comments.
satiric	Exposing human folly to ridicule. A persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine.
satirical	Containing or using satire. A New York based satirical magazine.
satirize	Deride and criticize by means of satire. The movie satirized the notion of national superiority.
skit	A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. Students will create skits about bullying and go to each elementary school to perform them.
spoof	A humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect. It is a movie that spoofs other movies.
travesty	Make a travesty of. The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice.